Two anticipated acoustic/bluegrass albums dropped in the last couple of weeks, from North Carolina’s Chatham Rabbits and New York’s Nefesh Mountain, and I hope you’ll read my dual review at our WMOT Roots Radio News section. But here I want to spotlight Dusky Waters and her song “Southeasterly Wind,” which Amy Alvey suggested as part of a block representing artists she was excited about during her recent visit to Folk Alliance International in Montreal. The multi-instrumental artist’s given name is Jenn Jeffers, and she’s making waves in her adopted home town of New Orleans by co-founding “Black Americanafest,” which launched last September. Here, Dusky Waters wields an accordion in a brooding, mystical protest song from her second album, 2023’s Pass It On. Also in the Folk Alliance block, The Small Glories, spotlighting the fact that powerhouse vocalist Cara Luft is prepping a solo project, spanking new bluegrass from Liam Purcell, and a gorgeous string quartet from Medusa. This week also spotlights Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Tall Poppy String Band, and Wilson Banjo Co.
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - Scotty's Hoedown
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - The Lonesome Whipporwill
Jesse Smathers - Sleepy Eyed John
Dolly Parton - Bluer Pastures
Water Tower - Little Girl Of Mine In Tennessee
Nefesh Mountain - Regrets In The Rearview
Chatham Rabbits - Pool Shark's Table
The Osborne Brothers - Making Plans
Seldom Scene - Farewell Angelina
Old and In The Way - Lonesome Fiddle Blues
Cara Luft/The Small Glories - Home
Dusky Waters - Southeasterly Wind
Medusa - Owczarek
Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road - Nothing Like Trouble
Wilson Banjo Co. - Lonely As It Gets
Doc Watson - Deep River Blues
Tall Poppy String Band - Train That Carried My Man From Town
